The piercing system has a magazine (1), which has a coupling mechanism (7), and is movable relative to that of the lancet carrier (4) carrying lancet by control of the incrementing mechanism, and is coupled in the drive of a piercing drive with a lancet positioned in the piercing position. A plate transfers a driving power of the piercing drive produced on the lancet positioned in the piercing position. An independent claim is also included for a magazine for a piercing unit for extracting a sample of bodily fluid.
